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Tan, Li; Main, Joyce B.; Darolia, Rajeev – Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
Background: Given the importance of engineers to a nation's economy and potential innovation, it is imperative to encourage more students to consider engineering as a college major. Previous studies have identified a broad range of high school experiences and demographic factors associated with engineering major choice; however, these factors have…
Descriptors: High School Students, Predictor Variables, Majors (Students), Engineering Education
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Daugherty, Lindsay; Martorell, Paco; McFarlin, Isaac, Jr. – Education Next, 2014
The Texas Ten Percent Plan (TTP) provides students in the top 10 percent of their high-school class with automatic admission to any public university in the state, including the two flagship schools, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M. Texas created the policy in 1997 after a federal appellate court ruled that the state's previous…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Admission, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Management